All Chapters of The Broken Heiress Meets the Billionaire Detective : Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

At Whitemere Mansion.Elowen was taken to the garden by the guards as if she might suddenly change her mind and run away. The evening air was calm, but the tension in her chest was not. Her hands rested on her lap, but her fingers were tightly clenched.Her father sat at a table in the middle of the garden, a glass of wine in his hand. He did not look surprised to see her. He looked annoyed.“Why do you want to see me?” Elowen asked the moment she got close to him. Her voice was sharp, her face filled with irritation.“What’s with that attitude?” Mr. Whitemere asked coldly. His brows drew together. “Is this how you speak to your father now?” he added, placing the glass of wine down on the table with a hard sound.He stared at her with open dislike.He would not have bothered to send for her. In fact, ever since she left the mansion, he had made it clear she was not welcome back. But what he had to say was important. It was not something he would discuss in public.“You and I both know

“I said you should let go of her.” Lucien’s voice was cold and firm as he grabbed the wrist of the guard who was still holding Elowen’s wheelchair. He pulled the guard’s hand away from her with force.The guard stumbled back in shock.Lucien immediately crouched down to Elowen’s level.“Are you okay?” he asked, his eyes scanning her face, her hands, her shoulders, checking if she was hurt.Lucien had mistakenly left his phone in his office earlier and went to court for a case. When he returned and saw her message, his heart dropped. He tried calling her back, but she wasn’t answering. That was when fear truly hit him.He rushed here without wasting a second.Elowen nodded quickly. “I’m fine.”The fear that had filled her heart moments ago disappeared the second she saw him.She was no longer alone.“Why are you in my house?” Mr. Whitemere shouted angrily, pointing his finger at Lucien. “How did you even get in? Who allowed you in?”His face was red with rage. Seeing the police officer

A day later.At the filming location, everyone had arrived and was all set for the day’s shooting. It was an outdoor street scene.The scene would be that Annabelle would be at the side of the road as she waited for the cab she had booked. Then Tyra — the female friend Julian and Annabelle had gotten close to — would run into Annabelle with her car and badly injure her.Elowen was at the side, waiting for the shooting to start.“This had been your plan all along.”A familiar voice said with a bitter tone as she stood beside Elowen.Elowen frowned and lifted her head to the side to see it was Rachel.“To get everyone’s attention,” Rachel continued sharply, then paused. “First it was Lucien and now—”She didn’t finish the sentence.She didn’t want to say it, but she couldn’t hold herself anymore. Not after what happened between her and Evans a day ago. And now seeing Elowen smiling on her phone made her heart boil.“I don’t know what you are talking about,” Elowen said, genuinely confus

Lucien’s steps echoed loudly on the hospital hallway marble floor as he hurried toward the room where Elowen was.He had not even bothered to change out of his business suit into his usual clothes.“How is she?” he asked immediately when he saw Abel standing outside the room. His hand was already moving to open the door.“She is sleeping now, sir,” Abel replied respectfully with a slight bow.Lucien nodded once and pushed the door open.The room was quiet.Lucien’s eyes immediately fell on Elowen.She was truly asleep.An IV fluid was connected to her hand, the clear liquid dripping slowly into her vein. Her face looked pale and fragile against the white hospital pillow.Cecelia, who had been sitting quietly on the chair beside the bed, stood up the moment she saw Lucien.“Mr. Calderwood,” she greeted softly.Lucien gave a small nod.Understanding the situation, Cecelia quietly walked out of the room and gently closed the door behind her.Silence filled the space.Lucien slowly walked

“My plans were so perfect,” Rachel continued hatefully, not realizing she was exposing everything herself. “By now she would have been in critical condition… or worse, dead. And she deserves it.”Lucien’s hand clenched tightly at his side.Every word she spoke felt like fuel poured into fire.Right now, all he wanted was to grab her and snap her neck.But he forced himself to stay calm. He was not done yet.“How could you be this heartless?” Lucien asked angrily, his voice shaking with rage. “She never did anything to you.”Rachel let out a scoffing laugh.“She did everything to me!” Rachel shouted. “She came out of nowhere, started getting all the attention, and she stole your love from me!”The last sentence came out filled with deep bitterness.Lucien’s eyes darkened.“Don’t be delusional,” he snapped sharply. “There was never a time I loved you.”His voice rose without control. How could she even think that?The thought alone made his blood boil.Rachel’s chest tightened painfully